The Austin MacWorks Official Blog
Backups: Trust but Verify
Don’t just trust your backups—verify them. Each quarter, restore a few files from Time Machine, your clone, or your cloud backup, and make sure they open correctly. Silent failures happen; test restores prevent nasty surprises.
Don’t Miss Calls and Texts: How to Use New Phone and Messages Filtering
Buried by spam calls and texts—but worried about missing something important? Learn how Apple’s new Phone and Messages apps can screen and filter calls and texts without causing you to miss that doctor’s call or delivery text.
Be Alert for Deepfake Phishing Scams
Phishing has a new face—literally. Scammers can now use AI tools to fake voices and videos that look real. Before you act on an “urgent” request, look for audio or visual clues and verify through another channel.
A Few of Our Favorite Things: 2025 Tech Edition
Shopping for an Apple enthusiast this holiday season? Or maybe your own tech setup needs an upgrade? Check out our curated list of peripherals across multiple categories—from storage to chargers to keyboards.
Canva’s Free Affinity App Takes on Adobe Creative Cloud
Could you cut your design costs? Canva’s new Affinity app for macOS and Windows is free but offers features comparable to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Try it and see if it’s enough to replace Creative Cloud.
New Features in iOS 26.1
Struggling with Liquid Glass transparency or accidental camera launches? iOS 26.1 addresses both and adds a safer slide‑to‑stop alarm control, swiping to switch songs in Music, Background Security Improvements, and more Live Translation languages.
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